Amusement apparatus.



PATENTBD NOV. 28, 1905. L. PATTERSON. AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 9. 1906.

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PATENTED NOV. 28, 1905.

L. PATTERSON.

AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

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LEMUEL PATTERSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

'cupants of the seats the novel sensation of traveling to and fro, while at the same time swinging back and forth, as well as up and down; and it consists in the details of con- Struction and combination of elements herein after set forth andthen specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art towhich my invention appertains may make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of one of my amusement apparatuses; Fig. 2, a plan view thereof; Fig. 3, an end elevation showing two of the devices; Fig. 4, an enlarged section of the buffer end of one of the walking-beams, the truck being in elevation; Fig. 5, a crosssection of the walking-beam, showing the arrangement of the truck therein; Fig. 6, a deing-heams are caused to oscillate.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

A represents any suitable framework'or support, at the top of which is journaled the walking-beam B, here shown as made of two side bars, each havingatrack B formed there on, these side bars being secured together at each end by suitable blocks and bolts.

C is a. truck having jo'urnaled therein the four flanged wheels D, adapted, to travel upon the tracks B, and from this truck are suspended the four hangers E, their upper ends being pivoted to the lower portion of the truck,

or their lower ends are pivoted to a suitable car F.

While any suitable mechanism may be used for oscillating the walking-beam, I have here shown cables 6 attached to the outer ends of the bars H. Secured to the walking-beam these cables pass down and around the pulleys I and are secured to the lugs J, carried by the sliding rods K. So it will be seen Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed $eptember 9, 1905. Serial No. 277,762;

Patented Nov. 28, 1905.

v and then the other thereon, andthis in turn will cause the truck to alternately run back and forth on the tracks on account of the incline of the walking-beam, and when the car,

reaches either one end or the other of the walking-beam it will come into severe contact with one or the other of the buflfers L, and this contact will cause the car to swing outward in the direction of its arrested travel. VV-hile the end of the walkingbeam over which the car is then suspended is being elevated and before it reaches suflicient height to cause the truck to run backward, the car will continue to swing back and forth, and this swinging movement will be continued to a certain extent during the travel of the truck to the opposite end of the walking-beam when the same has been tilted in theopposite direction. When the truck again comes in contact with the buffer at the opposite end of the Walking-beam, the car will be given an increased swinging movement, and this will continue indefinitely as long as the walking-beam is oscillated, as will readily be understood.

In'practice I have preferred to arrange my improvement in pairs,.as clearly shown inFig.

3, in which case the cables G after passing around the pulleys I pass asimilar pulley and upward, where they are attached to. the outer ends of the bars H on the walking-beam of the adjacent apparatus, and it is obvious that any number of these devices may be arranged side by side and operated by same sliding rods K. To give the sliding rods Ksuitable movement, a power-shaft M is arranged at any convenient polnt, carrying two crankwheels N, one of which is shown in Fig. 6,.

each of these crank-wheels having connected therewith the rod 0, which in turn is pivoted to the sliding rods K, from which itwill be seen thatwhenthe cranks upon these wheels are set opposite to each other the sliding rods K on the opposite sides of the apparatus will be moving in opposite directions, through which means the cables attached to the walking-beams will properly operate the walkingbeams.

Of course I-do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown and described,

as this can be varied to a considerable degree Without departing from the spirit of my invention, which rests with the broad idea of constructing an apparatus for amusement purposes which will give to the passengers occupying the cars the movement of an ordinary swing, the rising and falling sensation of a ing-beam journaled therein, tracks formed upon the walking-beam, a truck adapted to travel upon said tracks, a car so suspended from the truck as to be free to swing back and forth and means for oscillating the walking-beam, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A pleasure apparatus consisting of two or more supporting-frames, a walking-beam journaled in each frame, tracks formed upon each of the walking-beams, a truck adapted to run upon said tracks, a passenger-car suspended from each of the trucks so as to have a free swinging movement, a cable attached. to each end of each of the walking-beams, said cables passing downward and around suitable pulleys, upward and around similar pulleys and, attached to the outer ends of the next walking-beam, a sliding bar to which the cables are secured and means for moving the sliding bars back and forth as specified.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LELWIUEL PATTERSON.

Witnesses:

LUIS WERLE, HENRY VVERLE. 

